. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. •go AMERICAN Fig .2. Photo from life by C. A. Reed. minutes although it sounded nearer every time it was repeated. It was an unexpected treat when the author of the sound suddenly appeared beside the nest as Mr. Woodcock. I had not supposed that the male Woodcock would appear about the nest until after dusk, but he dis- proved that supposition. The picture that he made as he proudly strutted about her was one that I would give a great deal to be able to have shown with the cam- era. It was one of the opportunities that will probably n
. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. •go AMERICAN Fig .2. Photo from life by C. A. Reed. minutes although it sounded nearer every time it was repeated. It was an unexpected treat when the author of the sound suddenly appeared beside the nest as Mr. Woodcock. I had not supposed that the male Woodcock would appear about the nest until after dusk, but he dis- proved that supposition. The picture that he made as he proudly strutted about her was one that I would give a great deal to be able to have shown with the cam- era. It was one of the opportunities that will probably never present itself again and I was unable to take advantage of it. Possibly if I had had a Grafiex camera I might have caught them, but the light was poor and it is doubtful if I could have focussed upon them without attracting their attention. His head was thrown well back upon his shoulders and the tail, which was fully spread in the form of a fan, was thrown forward so that it touched the back of the he^d. No peacock that ever strutted was prouder than this male Woodcock. He seemed utterly oblivious to everything but his own self, and tripped over nearly every twig that was in the way. Perhaps he was an inspiring sight in the eyes of the female, but he seemed to me to be a very ludicrous Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Worcester, Mass. : C. K. Reed
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